I'm early! O.O*
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lavandarlizard2Might want to look for the star in the east because you missed the previous (purported) miracle... ^___^
Actually, I decided to post early because poor Merula is being carpet-bombed by unruly hellions in these last days of the school year. Maybe fic will help. O.o Or you can borrow my cattle prod, hon. ^_~
He began with a brief account of his change and skimmed the high points of his un-life after that up until having the ancestral house moved, stone by stone, to the new world in the mid 18th century. It was some time after that point that problems began to appear.
“I left my affairs in the charge of my descendants from about 1870; it just seemed easier than doing the whole ‘going away and dying and returning as my own heir’ that I had been doing. Less paperwork, I thought. And clearly, the Human world was moving toward more paperwork. I hate all that,” he sighed. “In any case, it worked well enough. My descendants have been fairly astute in business and finance; between us we managed to amass a comfortable fortune.” He looked at Heero. “You know, I do not understand these silly Humans who claim money cannot buy happiness! It will buy comfort and health and freedom from worry; happiness can follow naturally.”
Heero smiled thinly. “I believe some express it as ‘anyone who says money can’t buy happiness doesn’t know where to shop’.”
Ctik blinked as Duo snickered. “Oh, that’s perfect!” crowed the vampire. “How perfectly true!” Heero made a ‘continue’ gesture and Ctik did so. “Ah, yes. Well, Vivian, Miles’ mother, was a lovely girl; quite bright, really, but her choice of husband left a great deal to be desired. It wouldn’t have mattered much, but her brother, Jeremy, was killed in the war. Not far, in fact, from where I grew up… I didn’t want him to go, you know, but he was adamant… She married Theodore and in the way of those madly in love, she allowed him to handle the finances after Richard and Pamela passed over.”
Duo glanced at Heero questioningly; Heero nodded with a roll of his eyes.
“Not a good thing, then…?” he suggested hesitantly.
Ctik hung his head. “Not at all. I’d gotten… complacent, I suppose. Secure in my little world of letting others support me. Very bad behavior for a vampire, you see.”
“For anyone,” Heero murmured.
“Yes… As it turned out, Theodore was a speculator. By the time the accountants were called, we were nearly penniless. There was barely enough money to support the household. Theodore refused to relinquish control of the finances and that is when I called the Bureau of Sorcery. I wasn’t terribly hopeful that they would agree to assist me – being a vampire and all – but the Lord Wizard Q was kind enough to send Heero to assess my complaint.”
“Really?! So that’s how you met?”
“Yes, indeed. He was very clear what the consequences would be if Theodore did not relinquish his hold on my family’s finances.” He grinned broadly and Duo caught a glimpse of fangs. “And then he… he… changed! I’m sure we were all dumbfounded. Miles fainted. And I believe Theodore…” He looked at Heero for confirmation.
Heero snorted. “Theodore pissed himself; right in the lawyers’ office.”
Ctik sighed. “It was… delightful.”
Duo burst out laughing. “Damn! I’ll bet it was!”
Heero looked rather pleased with the memory. “He couldn’t sign the papers fast enough. I think he almost fell down the stairs getting out of there.”
“Vivian renewed my faith in her intelligence by divorcing that horrible man and I thought everything would be fine after that. Miles was just a teenager then, and continued to live with his mother. I had assumed…” He frowned. “Unfortunately, Miles seems to have taken after his father.”
“Did you not have your earth secured?” Heero asked.
“I thought it was, but times change, and people grow smarter and more cunning. And it never occurred to me to defend against blood. Miles grew up there; he still lives in the house with his family. I’m sure he knows all the secrets of the place; it is, after all, a very old house, from a time when builders were expected to allow for servant passages and bolt holes. The children always had free run of the place, except for my tomb. It never occurred to me to make those things a secret. I always thought we were… well, friendly.”
“I don’t think ‘friendly’ matters when money is involved,” said Heero dryly.
“Foolish complacency,” Ctik agreed sadly.
“Heero, what can we do to help him?” Duo asked. Heero stifled a sigh.
“A safe place to sleep first. Can you rest with that amount of earth?” he asked the vampire.
“In a secure place, yes; I think so.”
Heero nodded and opened his phone. “Kai Lin, this is Heero Yuy. I need access to the sub-dungeon tonight; one of the storage rooms. Ah, thank you; that will be excellent. I am in Q’s office at the moment. Thank you; good night.” He closed the phone just as a tinkling chime sounded and small cylinder with a metal tag attached appeared in the center of Raia’s desk.
Ctik blinked. “Amazing. Your people are very good.”
“The Castle prides itself on the quality of service. We beat out Euro three years in a row.” He pocketed the cylindrical key. “Do you need to feed or stay up tonight?”
Ctik looked relieved. “I’ve fed, thank you. It is either way too late or much too early, but I really think I would like to sleep. I’ve been moving almost nonstop for three days.”
“All right; we’ll go down then and you can get settled.”
Actually, I decided to post early because poor Merula is being carpet-bombed by unruly hellions in these last days of the school year. Maybe fic will help. O.o Or you can borrow my cattle prod, hon. ^_~
He began with a brief account of his change and skimmed the high points of his un-life after that up until having the ancestral house moved, stone by stone, to the new world in the mid 18th century. It was some time after that point that problems began to appear.
“I left my affairs in the charge of my descendants from about 1870; it just seemed easier than doing the whole ‘going away and dying and returning as my own heir’ that I had been doing. Less paperwork, I thought. And clearly, the Human world was moving toward more paperwork. I hate all that,” he sighed. “In any case, it worked well enough. My descendants have been fairly astute in business and finance; between us we managed to amass a comfortable fortune.” He looked at Heero. “You know, I do not understand these silly Humans who claim money cannot buy happiness! It will buy comfort and health and freedom from worry; happiness can follow naturally.”
Heero smiled thinly. “I believe some express it as ‘anyone who says money can’t buy happiness doesn’t know where to shop’.”
Ctik blinked as Duo snickered. “Oh, that’s perfect!” crowed the vampire. “How perfectly true!” Heero made a ‘continue’ gesture and Ctik did so. “Ah, yes. Well, Vivian, Miles’ mother, was a lovely girl; quite bright, really, but her choice of husband left a great deal to be desired. It wouldn’t have mattered much, but her brother, Jeremy, was killed in the war. Not far, in fact, from where I grew up… I didn’t want him to go, you know, but he was adamant… She married Theodore and in the way of those madly in love, she allowed him to handle the finances after Richard and Pamela passed over.”
Duo glanced at Heero questioningly; Heero nodded with a roll of his eyes.
“Not a good thing, then…?” he suggested hesitantly.
Ctik hung his head. “Not at all. I’d gotten… complacent, I suppose. Secure in my little world of letting others support me. Very bad behavior for a vampire, you see.”
“For anyone,” Heero murmured.
“Yes… As it turned out, Theodore was a speculator. By the time the accountants were called, we were nearly penniless. There was barely enough money to support the household. Theodore refused to relinquish control of the finances and that is when I called the Bureau of Sorcery. I wasn’t terribly hopeful that they would agree to assist me – being a vampire and all – but the Lord Wizard Q was kind enough to send Heero to assess my complaint.”
“Really?! So that’s how you met?”
“Yes, indeed. He was very clear what the consequences would be if Theodore did not relinquish his hold on my family’s finances.” He grinned broadly and Duo caught a glimpse of fangs. “And then he… he… changed! I’m sure we were all dumbfounded. Miles fainted. And I believe Theodore…” He looked at Heero for confirmation.
Heero snorted. “Theodore pissed himself; right in the lawyers’ office.”
Ctik sighed. “It was… delightful.”
Duo burst out laughing. “Damn! I’ll bet it was!”
Heero looked rather pleased with the memory. “He couldn’t sign the papers fast enough. I think he almost fell down the stairs getting out of there.”
“Vivian renewed my faith in her intelligence by divorcing that horrible man and I thought everything would be fine after that. Miles was just a teenager then, and continued to live with his mother. I had assumed…” He frowned. “Unfortunately, Miles seems to have taken after his father.”
“Did you not have your earth secured?” Heero asked.
“I thought it was, but times change, and people grow smarter and more cunning. And it never occurred to me to defend against blood. Miles grew up there; he still lives in the house with his family. I’m sure he knows all the secrets of the place; it is, after all, a very old house, from a time when builders were expected to allow for servant passages and bolt holes. The children always had free run of the place, except for my tomb. It never occurred to me to make those things a secret. I always thought we were… well, friendly.”
“I don’t think ‘friendly’ matters when money is involved,” said Heero dryly.
“Foolish complacency,” Ctik agreed sadly.
“Heero, what can we do to help him?” Duo asked. Heero stifled a sigh.
“A safe place to sleep first. Can you rest with that amount of earth?” he asked the vampire.
“In a secure place, yes; I think so.”
Heero nodded and opened his phone. “Kai Lin, this is Heero Yuy. I need access to the sub-dungeon tonight; one of the storage rooms. Ah, thank you; that will be excellent. I am in Q’s office at the moment. Thank you; good night.” He closed the phone just as a tinkling chime sounded and small cylinder with a metal tag attached appeared in the center of Raia’s desk.
Ctik blinked. “Amazing. Your people are very good.”
“The Castle prides itself on the quality of service. We beat out Euro three years in a row.” He pocketed the cylindrical key. “Do you need to feed or stay up tonight?”
Ctik looked relieved. “I’ve fed, thank you. It is either way too late or much too early, but I really think I would like to sleep. I’ve been moving almost nonstop for three days.”
“All right; we’ll go down then and you can get settled.”
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Date: 2008-06-06 03:12 pm (UTC)Miles will probably get a lot more than he bargained for. He may have blocked out what happened to Theodore.... ^__o
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Date: 2008-06-07 03:43 am (UTC)Can I borrow Heero too? You know, just to stand around and look scary??
*grin*
Poor vampire... he's really in a mess...
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Date: 2008-06-07 04:00 am (UTC)Ctik is a victim of 'family'. As are we all now and then.... ^__~